bad influence

She makes him do girly stuff and play with girly toys and

put on...ahem... purple sandals!

two peas in a pod

Uncle Ken & Aunty Viv just had this delivered to their apartment

last night and it proves to be quite a hit with the kids.

today's flavor is Macadamia.

He truly is trying out all the different flavors at Swensen's.

an ice-cream a day...

... makes Hughie a happy boy!

He's had 4 different flavours since he came to Bangkok.

The first was Natural Yoghurt, then Strawberry, followed by Lime

and today Chocolate.

Seems he likes to try new flavors :)

dive, hughie, dive!

So happy to use the pool at The Lofts Yennakart this morning!

more bang for Aussie buck in bkk arcades

The games and rides in Bangkok cost BHT10 (A$0.30) each...

what a bargain!

So, Mummy's happy to let him play to his heart's content!

cupcake's 4th birthday

The party was held at their apartment's poolside.

Many of her classmates from preschool attended.

There was dancing...

... and more dancing...

... before the birthday song.

an afternoon at central plaza

We had Japanese lunch and

the kids fell in love with salmon roe!

Then there was hugging.

Plus hand-holding.

 

And some train ride.

dragon & lion dance@central plaza

Witnessed a "lion" & "dragon" as we entered this mall.

And again while we were having lunch.

playground at an orphanage

We visited an orphanage a little outside of Bangkok because

Uncle Ken wanted to donate some supplies to them.



The pair decided to take advantage of the visit

 by playing in their playground.

waiting for cupcake...

... to finish school.

We were early so waited in the canteen where there's A/C

gong xi fa cai 2012

reunion dinner at coca

Dinner was delicious and even more enjoyable

because we got to dine with Ah-Ma,

Uncle Ken, Aunty Vivian & Cupcake.

Hugh fell asleep enroute to the restaurant

but was ready to eat in this picture.

homemade lion dance

On the eve of Chinese New Year, this pair put up a lion dance...

... followed by groovy dance.

enjoying lunch at crystal jade

This pair enjoys eating together.

They pose for the camera here while waiting for lunch to be served.

little rat

He sits next to the animal he belongs to at Central World.

bangkok fever

The poor little sausage has a temperature...

And he vomitted in Uncle Ken's car after dinner with Daddy.

missing mario kart

Clearly missing his Mario Kart

which we decided not to bring along on our vacation,

he takes solace in this racing game on the Vtech console.

st andrew's international school sports day

While the kids at St Andrew's International were having their sports day,

Hugh had some fun of his own.

But he managed to sneak in and join in the fun.

Then he earned himself a name tag and stickers!

And he sat down with the rest of the children; admiring his "trophy" :)

greetings from bangkok

Boy learning how to greet in Thai.

playing memasak

Having a tea party with pizza and cake!

arcade time

Despite missing lunch, he was fully awake for this Thomas ride...

... and loved this ride that reminded him of Gold Coast.

jetlagged

Poor guy is jetlagged and

 he fell asleep while we were on our way to lunch...

and slept through lunch!

playmobil police station

Hugh received his belated Christmas present from Uncle Ken

which is a Playmobil Police Station.

It took Uncle Ken and Mummy all morning to put it together!

It's worse than Lego!

enroute to singapore

Lots of concentration when watching a movie.

being neighbourly

Our little neighbour paid us a visit today and Hugh seems smitten.

train conductor

He's practising being a train conductor.

rambo 6?

i've got a bindi

The 2nd Jan accident with the train table resulted in this red bindi.

Here trying to mimic a certain ______ :)

what a way to start the new year!

It didn't take long for the boy to get a gash on his forehead in 2012.

Just the 2nd day...

hello 2012!

We celebrated the new year with a simple

and quiet roast lunch out in the back porch.

The only noise came from the crackers we forgot to pop at Christmas!